South Texas is seeing an abundance of monarch butterfly caterpillars in recent weeks. Resulting chrysalises and butterflies suggest a robust 2019 monarch butterfly season as a bounty of wildflowers awaits. Monarchs typically leave their overwintering roosts in the Mexican mountains … Read More
The growing popularity of raising monarch butterflies at home has sparked a contentious debate among citizen scientists, professional academics, and butterfly enthusiasts. Scientists and citizen scientists have expressed concerns about the legions of amateurs who are breeding large numbers of … Read More
Want to see changes in Monarch butterfly and pollinator advocacy in your city? Give elected officials some milkweed and a Monarch caterpillar.… Read More
San Antonio’s first Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival a roaring success… Read More
Monarch butterflies are the most famous feeders of milkweed, but these OTHER caterpillars are also fans.… Read More
Butterfly FAQ: How to move a Monarch butterfly chrysalis. … Read More
Debate continues: Tropical milkweed Ok for Monarch butterflies, “just cut the dang stuff down.”… Read More
Thanks, El Niño. Cooperative weather makes for milkweed buffet along Llano River for Monarchs and other butterflies.… Read More
Mega grower Color Spot Nursery is considering growing clean, chemical free milkweeds for Monarch butterfly fans.… Read More
Graduate student Dara Satterfield caused quite a flutter recently when she was featured in the New York Times as the co-author of a study looking at how Tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, may be effecting the health of Monarch butterflies and … Read More